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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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